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Jaipur: A day after Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, the 1988-batch officer Thursday approached the high court, seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him in connection with the alleged Rs 900-crore scam in JJM tenders.The petition was filed through his counsel, advocate Deepak…

Jaipur: In a letter to Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Wednesday, women’s rights organisations demanded action against Bharatpur BJP legislator Bahadur Singh Koli for remarks in the House comparing BJP govt’s budget to “having a son” and Congress-era budgets to “having a daughter”. Koli said “son” budgets were productive, while “daughter” budgets led to Congress losing…

Jaipur: Two under-training sub-inspectors stationed at Kota Police Lines were dismissed from govt service Thursday. The action came after the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police determined that the duo had allegedly cleared the 2021 SI recruitment examination by employing dummy candidates.The dismissed sub-inspectors, identified as Sher Singh, 29, and Manohar Singh, 26, both…

Jaipur: A fresh wave of hoax bomb threats rattled the city for a second straight day Thursday, triggering evacuations and intensive searches at Rajasthan high court, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS), and a private medical college. No suspicious objects were found at any of the locations, and police officers later declared the threats to…

Jaipur: In a firm reminder that court directions cannot remain on paper, Rajasthan high court has directed the state govt to file a comprehensive affidavit detailing the actual status of solid waste management in all 44 districts of Rajasthan.Passing the order on Feb 12, a copy of which was uploaded on the court’s website Thursday,…